About

Aitor Valdesogo is a PhD student in the Department of History at the University of Notre Dame. He earned his BA in History (2019) and his Master’s degree in Latin American Studies (2021) from the University of Salamanca in Spain. His master’s thesis explored the historical evolution of human rights and Latin America's influential role in globalizing human rights discourse during the late 20th century. Prior to joining Notre Dame, Aitor served as a research assistant at the University of Salamanca for two years.

Valdesogo’s research focuses on 20th-century human rights advocacy networks, specifically the intersections between Latin American and United States movements. He investigates how individual activists and official institutions contributed to the expansion of these networks and their subsequent impact on democratization and transitional justice. Aitor’s work is grounded in the belief that a deep understanding of American history is essential for a comprehensive perspective on recent Latin American history.

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Racial and Religious Self-Governance in the Spanish Atlantic World with Historian Karen Graubart

Mar 14, 2023

Interviewed by Kellogg PhD Fellows Aitor Valdesogo and Juan Vargas, historian Karen Graubart, who is a Kellogg Institute faculty fellow, introduces her recently published book, "Republics of Difference: Religious and Racial Self-Governance in the Spanish Atlantic World" (Oxford University Press, 2022). The result of more than 15 years of research, this book explores the mechanisms of self-governance that racialized and/or non-Christian communities put into practice in 15th-century Seville and 16th-17th century Lima.